The Winter Cross Country program takes place between April and August where athletes participate in Cross Country running on a weekly basis.

Athletes still participate as part of the same Centre that they were in during the Summer Track & Field program, however, unlike the summer program, nearby Centres can come together to participate as a group which can see the location rotate over a variety of venues.

On any given Cross Country day, athletes will participate in one event only. The distance of the event the athlete participates in is the same in any Cross Country program across Victoria. Cross Country is generally run in a parkland area over terrain.

A Cross Country day is shorter in duration due to fewer athletes participating and only one event per athlete. A Cross Country day also only involves a single event being run at any one time. These programs are determined by the Cross Country group your Centre is involved with.

Distances and age groups covered in Cross Country are available below:

Maximum XC distances are set out as follows, athelete must compete in their registered age group, age groups can be combined across the same distance, for efficiency of the program:

U6        U7        U8        U9        U10       U11       U12       U13       U14       U15       U16

500m    1km      1km     1.5km   1.5km   2km        2km       3km      3km       3km       3km